Randy Orton says he owes a lot to 4-time WWE champion; speaks highly of 38-year-old star
WWE's Apex Predator has spent over two decades in the company and teamed up with several notable names in his career. Randy Orton recently spoke highly of Matt Riddle and his contributions as his tag team partner.
RK-Bro was once WWE's hottest commodity on Monday Night RAW as the odd pairing of Randy Orton and Matt Riddle instantly clicked and entertained the fans for months to come.
Unfortunately, the partnership ended when The Viper went on hiatus and The Original Bro was released from WWE in 2023. In an interview with Daily Mail UK, Orton spoke highly of the former three-time Tag Team and one-time United States Champion.
"So Riddle, I owe Riddle a lot, man, he’s a good dude, because of him going out there every night and taking the brunt of the punishment in those matches, I was able to extend my career longer than it should have went with that injury that I had in my lower back, and that was just wear and tear over the course of about a decade. It was bad all through my 30s," Orton said. [H/T - Daily Mail UK]
Randy Orton opens up about teaming with Matt Riddle in WWE
Randy Orton is no stranger to tag team wrestling as he has paired up with Edge and Bray Wyatt's The Wyatt Family to capture championship gold in the Stamford-based promotion. However, The Viper teamed up with Matt Riddle at an odd stage of his career when he was dealing with a career-threatening injury.
In the same interview, the 14-time WWE World Champion spoke highly of The Original Bro as the team-up helped Randy Orton to continue his career further without increasing the existing injury.
"I was in such bad shape, man, that last year or so that I was teaming with Riddle. It was everything that I had in me to get out there and even stand on the apron, and when he tagged me in, I’d come in, I’d blow a comeback, maybe hit an RKO, but that was about all I could physically accomplish," Orton said. [H/T - Daily Mail UK]
Unfortunately, fans never got to witness a reunion between the two after their partnership ended abruptly due to The Viper's injury.